Small states and the pillars of economic resilience /

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Imprint:Malta : Islands and Small States Institute of the University of Malta ; London : Commonwealth Secretariat, 2008.
Description:425 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7689212
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Other authors / contributors:Briguglio, Lino.
University of Malta (1980- ). Islands and Small States Institute
Commonwealth Secretariat.
ISBN:9789990949247
9990949247
Notes:504 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • The Authors
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1. Macroeconomic Policy
  • 2. Macroeconomic Stability and Economic Resilience in Small States: The Role of Macroeconomic Policies
  • 3. Government Expenditure, Debt and Fiscal Adjustment in Small States
  • 4. The Role of Fiscal Policy in Resilience Building: Experiences of Pacific Island Countries
  • 5. CARICOM's Orientation in External Trade Negotiations and Resilience Building
  • Part 2. Market Efficiency
  • 6. Economic Resilience and Market Efficiency in Small States
  • 7. Private Sector Development and Micro-enterprises in Small States
  • 8. International Labour Mobility for Resilience Building in Microstates
  • 9. Bridling Market Dominance: A View From Jamaica
  • Part 3. Good Governance
  • 10. Building Good Governance and Economic Resilience in Small States
  • 11. Small States, Resilience and Governance
  • 12. Governance Issues in the Pacific Island Countries
  • Part 4. Social and Environmental Issues
  • 13. Poverty, Migration and Economic Resilience in Small Island Developing States
  • 14. Social Cohesion, Governance and Social Development in Small States
  • 15. Income Distribution, Social Cohesion and Economic Resilience
  • 16. Sustainable Development and Economic Resilience With Special Reference to Malta
  • Part 5. The Role of International Organisations
  • 17. Small States and the Commonwealth Secretariat
  • 18. Finding Answers to the Concerns of Small, Vulnerable Economies in the Doha Round
  • Part 6. Composite Indices
  • 19. Conceptual and Practical Issues in Constructing Composite Indices
  • 20. Methodological Issues in the Construction of Composite Indices: A Case Study of the Human Development Index
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index